Family Presence During Resuscitation

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Implications for Practice
Family presence during a resuscitation attempt can affect nurses positively and negatively. It is important that the nurses are confident in their CPR skills, because if they are not, they can become nervous with family watching and the care they give to the patient might not be as effective. It is also important for the nursing staff to know what they would do if the family started to interrupt during the code. A quasi experiment study is titled Family Presence During Resuscitation: Impact of Online Learning on Nurses’ Perception and Self Confidence (Powers & Candela, 2016, p. 302). The aim of this study was to show how learning can impact the self-confidence and perception of family being present during a resuscitation …show more content…

Therefore, it is important that education of the benefits of family presence are identified for practice, because if all nurses are hearing are negative thoughts about family presence, they will be less open to the idea of family presence. It was found that most family members who witnessed the resuscitation felt like everything possible was done for their loved one and it brought some closure for the family (Tudor et al., 2014, p.e93). It is also recommended to have an extra staff member present to answer questions for the family (Hassankhani et al., 2016, p. 133). In deciding and asking the family if they would like to be present, it is important to explain what they might observe during the resuscitation (Giles et al., 2016, p. 2712). A debrief session with all medical professionals after the resuscitation to see what can be improved upon will also help with medical professional’s self- confidence (McLean, Gill & Shields, 2016, p. 1050). One of the major risks identified in research is family interfering with the resuscitation either by being emotional, vocal, or physical with the patient and staff present, so it is important for the family to know that they may be asked to leave if they

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